Kenya vs Sierra Leone: Corn yields
Kenya
1.67 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Sierra Leone
1.7 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Kenya rank
132nd
Sierra Leone rank
129th
Corn yields over time
- Kenya
- Sierra Leone
How they compare
Sierra Leone currently reports 1.7 tonnes per hectare against 1.67 tonnes per hectare in Kenya, a difference of 0.03 tonnes per hectare.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Kenya ahead.
Kenya ranks 132nd and Sierra Leone ranks 129th of 170 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Kenya averaged higher in 6 and Sierra Leone in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kenya | Sierra Leone | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.2 tonnes per hectare | 0.7272 tonnes per hectare | 0.47 tonnes per hectare | Kenya |
| 1970s | 1.38 tonnes per hectare | 1 tonnes per hectare | 0.3747 tonnes per hectare | Kenya |
| 1980s | 1.73 tonnes per hectare | 1.01 tonnes per hectare | 0.7143 tonnes per hectare | Kenya |
| 1990s | 1.68 tonnes per hectare | 0.9792 tonnes per hectare | 0.6971 tonnes per hectare | Kenya |
| 2000s | 1.61 tonnes per hectare | 0.9113 tonnes per hectare | 0.6952 tonnes per hectare | Kenya |
| 2010s | 1.65 tonnes per hectare | 1.64 tonnes per hectare | 0.0106 tonnes per hectare | Kenya |
| 2020s | 1.64 tonnes per hectare | 1.9 tonnes per hectare | 0.2632 tonnes per hectare | Sierra Leone |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher corn yields, Kenya or Sierra Leone?
- Sierra Leone, at 1.7 tonnes per hectare against 1.67 tonnes per hectare in Kenya as of 2024.
- What is the difference in corn yields between Kenya and Sierra Leone?
- 0.03 tonnes per hectare, with Sierra Leone ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Sierra Leone?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Kenya and Sierra Leone rank globally for corn yields?
- Kenya ranks 132nd and Sierra Leone ranks 129th of 170 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) (2026); Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Corn yields. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Average corn yields measured in tonnes per hectare.